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  1. #1 破禁 Limbo Break
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: xiaowanxiongzzz
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A general-audience infinite flow ADV. You will play as Jiang Yuejiao. After being framed and forced to flee to the neighboring country of Dipa, you are drawn into various terrifying worlds, Only by uncovering the hidden truths within these places might you find a way back to the real world.

    Why similar: Word Game 17.6%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%

  2. #2 孤岛海妖 The Sea-demon
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2023
    Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
    Windows

    一组侦探小队受章鱼岛主人之邀,对六年前的海妖悬案发起挑战。她们需要在二十四小时内完成调查,并各自提交一份答案。最后,出现了七种截然不同的解答……

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Word Game 17.2%, Detective 15.2%, Mystery 15%, Anime 11.7%

  3. #3 鬼轉身
    96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: TwoTwo Studio
    Windows

    In the nightmare, you keep cycling through In the nightmare, you keep cycling through loops, each one marking a new beginning. Every character has their own purpose, and your choices will affect their outcomes. Can you uncover the truth of the story and dig up the buried mysteries?

    Why similar: Word Game 18.9%, Detective 14.6%, Mystery 13%, Incremental 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

  4. #4 推理小说的关键一定会出现两次
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ReDeer
    Windows

    《推理小说的关键一定会出现两次》是一部以日常推理为核心的视觉小说。日常混沌纷乱,而“侦探”独具慧眼。带上你的好奇心吧,去和推理协会一同调查、思考,最终解开一个个轻松却不失有趣的日常之谜。

    Why similar: Word Game 17.5%, Detective 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Anime 9.1%

  5. #5 我的一个多重人格朋友
    94% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
    Windows

    This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.

    Why similar: Word Game 17.6%, Detective 16.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 12.4%

  6. #6 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: TBD
    Windows

    Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?

    Why similar: Word Game 18.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Anime 10.6%

  7. #7 Haunted Heye Apartment
    92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
    Windows

    Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?

    Why similar: Word Game 15.1%, Detective 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%

  8. #8 灰暗日常下的星航家们 GreySky&StarNavigator
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PandanVoid Studio
    Windows

    GreySky&StarNavigator is a text-based adventure game. In the game, you will learn about the story of a young girl trapped in a one-day world. You will follow her perspective to experience the joyous daily life of her alien companions, and eventually find a way to escape from this world.

    Why similar: Word Game 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Detective 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

  9. #9 The Guilty Hearts
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Singlecore Games
    Windows

    Seoyeon Yu, a former police officer, works as a private investigator for a rich family. However, during her investigation, she discovers evidence linking them to her husband's death. Using her ability to see people's guilt, she begins an investigation to solve the mystery.

    Why similar: Detective 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%

  10. #10 No Recollection
    90% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: Jake Platt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!

    Why similar: Detective 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

  11. #11 月に寄りそう乙女の作法
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,402 reviews2022
    Dev: NavelPub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 104.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    『月に寄りそう乙女の作法』は有名な美少女ゲームブランド「Navel」が創設10周年を記念に制作した女装もの作品です。発売してから長い時間を立っても高い人気を保ち、続編や外伝作品『乙女理論とその周辺』などの派生作品も続々とリリースし、過去十年間業界に大きく影響を与えるシリーズ作品の一つです。

    Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Anime 8.7%

  12. #12 无量疯之章
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
    Windows

    "1990s Psychosis" - A feng shui master battles eldritch visions after a head injury. This Chinese Lovecraftian visual novel explores psychosis, cosmic horror and ancient gods through medication-resistant hallucinations. Remember: Take your pills.

    Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 10.5%, Mystery 9.1%

  13. #13 久美子之死:昭和少女血色告白
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
    Dev: LingVision Games
    Windows

    1988年,日本泡沫经济破灭前夕,化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警,侦查青梅奇怪自杀案,牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密,穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头,在人心与生死的抉择中,搜查蛛丝马迹,找出血案真相。

    Why similar: Word Game 18.4%, Detective 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Mystery 10.7%

  14. #14 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
    88% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Word Game 15.1%, Detective 14.2%, Mystery 13.1%

  15. #15 鲤氏奇人异闻录
    86% matchVery Positive98% of 103 reviews2024
    Dev: 顽童计划
    Windows

    《明日方舟》同人游戏,以原作角色“老鲤”为主角,在二十年前的龙门,展开一系列解谜探案故事。

    Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Mystery 17.8%, Anime 12.8%, Detective 10.7%

  16. #16 幻视之夜 Night of invisible:Moant
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Looping Manuscript Works.
    Windows

    A short, choice-based narrative game about solving mysteries through time loops. Death is not the end, but another beginning. This time, can I survive?

    Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Detective 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 7.6%

  17. #17 放學後(After school)
    85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: DioPub: Dio Studio
    Windows

    After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...

    Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

  18. #18 Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 921 reviews2021
    Dev: RASKPub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    "Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~" is produced by Japanese visual novel brand Rask. First launched in 2016, it was praised as a "Dark Horse of the year" by visual novel users. It also won the Golden Award for the screenplay of Moe Game Award.

    Why similar: Word Game 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 5.9%

  19. #19 Lachesis or Atropos
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
    Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.

    Why similar: Detective 18%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Mystery 12.3%, Anime 10.4%

  20. #20 EXS3~EthnologySister3:Culture and Personality
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 周农卿
    Windows

    她的微笑,曾经让赤瞳的女子以为,自己不再是带来灾厄的乌鸦。直到四年前,神秘的团体将她的学生绑走,挖去双眼。[晦气][乌鸦][凶手],再次成了她的代表词。【有罪之人的 复仇 惩罚 即将来临 】被命运和性格束缚,这一次能否改变?你会改变什么?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,诡异的仪式,疯狂的连环杀人与肢解,新的死亡祭品,再次来临的威胁与复仇背后,真相到底是……

    Why similar: Word Game 21%, Detective 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Incremental 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%

  21. #21 R.I.P. Tour
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ghost Clown
    Windows · Linux

    A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Mystery 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Anime 8.2%

  22. #22 大侦探之勃艮第古堡
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 知行合一
    Windows

    欢迎来到温泉岛,我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗?那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落,那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说,那里是另一个世界,由贪婪,欲念构成的炼狱……最后,请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。

    Why similar: Word Game 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Detective 12.1%, Anime 9.4%

  23. #23 黑山羊BlackGoat
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HUPIDAN
    Windows

    The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.

    Why similar: Word Game 22.9%, Detective 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Mystery 10.2%

  24. #24 死亡编码-Death Code
    81% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows

    Death Code is a battle royale genre. It tells the story of Lin Mohuai, a female protagonist with amnesia, who wakes up to find herself involved in an eight-person battle royale game. Everyone is given a code, and the way to win is to kill the player whose number is plus one.

    Why similar: Detective 18.4%, Word Game 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Mystery 14.8%

  25. #25 枝江往事
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,879 reviews2021
    Dev: A-SOUL GameMaker Project
    Windows · Mac

    在枝江市这座繁华的城市,A-Soul五个女孩为了自己的梦想努力奋斗,为了朋友,为了梦想,为了一切未来所希望获得的东西的互相扶持走向前方,最终和粉丝们一同走向明天的励志故事。

    Why similar: Word Game 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Incremental 11.6%, Anime 8.9%

  26. #26 Magical Girl Witch Trials
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
    Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Detective 17.9%, Female Protagonist 17%, Mystery 12.3%, Cute 9.1%

  27. #27 My Wet Leto Comic
    80% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
    Dev: Fusen Studio
    Windows

    一个欢乐气氛的悬疑文字冒险类游戏。你将不断在十位不同身份的角色间切换视点来推进故事的发展并达成各种各样的结局。这是由一个个平凡而又独特的个人故事所拼出的新的物语,或许里面也有着你的故事……?

    Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

  28. #28 见习侦探
    79% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
    Dev: 全能侦探社
    Windows

    "Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .

    Why similar: Detective 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Anime 10.3%

  29. #29 Rail of Möbius
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 487 reviews2021
    Dev: PHOSEPO
    Windows

    It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.

    Why similar: Word Game 20%, Detective 13.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 10%, Mystery 9.3%

  30. #30 Tokyo Dark
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
    Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

    Why similar: Detective 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Mystery 12.3%

  31. #31 Kanna Maze
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 380 reviews2024
    Dev: 致意
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?

    Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Detective 12.4%, Mystery 10.5%

  32. #32 十分之四
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 不约分制作组
    Windows

    "Four of Ten" is a multi-perspective visual novel blending time regression with Avalon-style gameplay. Set in a world where demonic forces invade human territories, ten young maidens gather at an ancient magical site to conduct a five-round ritual aimed at activating a protective barrier.

    Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Mystery 19%, Anime 12.3%, Logic 11.9%

  33. #33 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
    77% matchVery Positive83% of 22,376 reviews2017
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

    Why similar: Detective 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Anime 13.4%

  34. #34 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
    73% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
    Dev: 橘音
    Windows

    A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.

    Why similar: Detective 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Mystery 12%

  35. #35 True Game
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2021
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows · Mac

    "True Game" is a work of suspense reasoning. The work tells the story that people in trouble are taken to a closed space and ask to get chips from others through different competitions. This work has a high degree of brain burning, exquisite picture and strong sense of substitution.

    Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 14%, Logic 11.5%

  36. #36 问题偶像的养成计划
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 海肠工作室
    Windows

    Welcome to the private performing arts college full of love and dreams - Xingmengdian~! The sweat of youth and dreams is sprinkled in every corner of the college. Come and experience a happy and colorful campus life with the idols you meet!

    Why similar: Word Game 25.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Anime 9.8%, Mystery 7.4%

  37. #37 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
    73% matchVery Positive99% of 210 reviews2025
    Dev: luern0313
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》

    Why similar: Detective 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Anime 13.2%, Word Game 9.9%

  38. #38 Mira's Mirage Mirror
    74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Amethyst Atelier
    Windows

    #mir3.exec is a subprocess in {mir3 nervOuS}_{which simulates a reincarnating world}. #a fit model is expected through an iterative method. #version 230527, created/modified by mira.

    Why similar: Word Game 22.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Anime 8.6%

  39. #39 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,933 reviews2020
    Dev: Never Knows Best
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……

    Why similar: Word Game 23.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Anime 10.9%

  40. #40 Otaku and Bubbly Girl - 游戏宅与青春女
    71% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
    Dev: 亦心社
    Windows · Linux

    This is a short, single-route romantic comedy visual novel. It tells the story of an otaku and a bubbly girl creating a game together. The game offers a 2 to 3 hour experience and includes 7 event CGs. Game has several choices that do not affect the story. The story leads to a single happy ending.

    Why similar: Word Game 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Incremental 9.9%, Anime 7.4%

  41. #41 The Chrono Jotter
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
    Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

    Why similar: Word Game 18.4%, Detective 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

  42. #42 Wonderful Body Wanted
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: mitchaPub: Oyashiro.dev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A distracted student arrives for his internship at a girls' boarding school in the small town of Chudnogorsk. After a series of failures, Andrey finds out about a series of disappearances in this mysterious place. And that he himself is bound to disappear.

    Why similar: Mystery 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Detective 14.7%, Anime 12.8%

  43. #43 目盲/Blind
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 894 reviews2022
    Dev: GOCORE
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.

    Why similar: Word Game 19.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Anime 10.8%

  44. #44 The Murder Hotel
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Wegenbartho Games
    Windows

    Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.

    Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%

  45. #45 Sekai to Sekai no Mannaka de
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 221 reviews2022
    Dev: Lump of SugarPub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 47.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    《在世界与世界的正中央》是日本知名视觉小说游戏厂商Lump of Sugar(方糖社)在全盛时期所制作的一款轻科幻恋爱题材作品。本作由方糖社旗下高人气画师萌木原文武(代表作《游魂》系列)负责原画与人物设计,剧本由市川环、铁人和芹联手打造。音乐由大川茂伸制作。游戏主题曲由知名歌姬Kicco献唱。

    Why similar: Word Game 30.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 10.3%, Adventure 6.9%

  46. #46 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 420 reviews2022
    Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"

    Why similar: Word Game 28.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Mystery 9.8%

  47. #47 Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 697 reviews2022
    Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 62.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    《五色浮影绽放于花之海洋》是由日本知名美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的和风传奇作品。由名作《月影魅像-解放之羽-》与《黄昏的禁忌之药》的原班人马打造。由小田原箱根担当人物设计与原画,由桐月担当剧本,由鹰石忍制作音乐。主题歌《华历》由知名歌姬Ayumi.献唱,曾荣获萌系游戏大赏的年度主题曲金奖。

    Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Anime 10.6%, Cute 6.2%

  48. #48 筮灵 SHILING
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
    Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
    Windows

    国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。

    Why similar: Word Game 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%

  49. #49 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
    Dev: HeartBeat Plus
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.

    Why similar: Word Game 22.1%, Detective 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Incremental 11.9%

  50. #50 The Diary
    68% matchMixed68% of 200 reviews2025
    Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac

    Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

    Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Anime 9.4%

  51. #51 迷渡桥
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 犬狸工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    《迷渡桥》是一款水墨风格的国风悬疑推理游戏,你将扮演牵涉谋逆的罪臣后人宁不移,背负着家族十年的冤屈,在弥留之际踏上迷渡桥,换一个查明真相的机会。调查一桩桩离奇命案,窥见朝堂内的暗流涌动。当迷雾散尽,揭开深埋于王朝的骇人秘密......

    Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Mystery 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

  52. #52 Conviction Chronicles
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
    Windows

    15 prisoners are trapped in a deadly game of murder and deception. Investigate or create twisted cases, clash in ruthless trials, and expose lies with razor‑sharp manipulation. Roles shift, alliances fracture, and a hidden mole works against the group. Adapt fast.... or be eliminated.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Detective 12.4%

  53. #53 Salvation:Immortale
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2024
    Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
    Windows

    The fog city detective with exceptional intelligence and keen insight, Mei Qu, one day encounters a snow country girl with snow-colored long hair and witch-like beauty, Snell, at a crime scene. From this moment, their fates begin to intertwine, and an adventurous story unfolds.

    Why similar: Word Game 19.8%, Detective 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 11%

  54. #54 File Tricks
    67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Wild Kid Games
    Windows

    "File Tricks" is a visual novel with puzzle solve. It is not only a test of logical thinking and observation, but also a reasoning feast full of suspense and reversal. You need to investigate the crime scene, collect evidence, confront the people involved and finally solve the case.

    Why similar: Word Game 34.9%, Detective 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Logic 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

  55. #55 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 412 reviews2025
    Dev: Armonica LLC
    Windows

    A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!

    Why similar: Detective 27%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Anime 9.2%

  56. #56 Paper Perjury
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 201 reviews2024
    Dev: Paper Cat Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe even a murder or two.

    Why similar: Detective 23%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Anime 9.7%

  57. #57 Blue Detective: A Hotel in Scarlet
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Alperen Torun
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As a gothic detective, you solve mysteries with your colorful sidekick. Everyone you meet in this bizarre world has a peculiar disease. A unique talent, or a mere curse? You must get to the bottom of it all. Investigate murders, search for clues and complete the puzzle.

    Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

  58. #58 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
    68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Anime 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

  59. #59 Aiyoe's Secret Room
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BI SHUI YU
    Windows

    Immerse in this visual novel blending escape room mystery and heartfelt romance! Solve tricky puzzles, bond with charming heroines, shape your story with dynamic sprites and multiple endings. Love the tale? Its official animated adaptation X&Y streams on Crunchyroll—search now to dive deeper!

    Why similar: Word Game 20.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%

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